Amskeptic wrote:Halfway through, hanging in there. What a sweetheart of a car. Pictures to come!
Colin
A couple of pictures:
The view looking out over Interstate Auto Parts in Lake Elsinore:
Pulled the windshield to address the bane of our buses, the windshield channel:
Right side vapor barrier installed. I like the thinner plastic sheeting, it lays down cooperatively:
My assistant and recipient of the Secret Santa In June has been a real trouper in this marathon. Here she is removing the passenger door seal:
After the windshield channel repair, we decided to close up the opening for the night. It was a confetti of flapping plastic and tape before we barely tamed it:
Topcoat of L90D with hardener in my little Preval sprayer. Just like when I was in Pensacola, I shook the damn sprayer like a paint can and splatted myself with paint from the vent. Even with warnings from witnesses, I shook it again when the nozzle faltered. The tape holding up the plastic "tarp" let go in the intermittent breeze, so I was doubly-distracted by not wanting to spray the interior (read: black dashboard) with white paint:
Combining painting and interior work with axle repacking is a recipe for a lot of handwashing:
We got all the new seals on yesterday, fixed the horn and installed it the right way around (?!), put in a new driver's door pull, matching window winders, came up with a Rube Goldberg collection of serious fender washers and nuts and bolts to trap the driver's door stay in place on damaged door sheetmetal, tapped and repaired the frame nuts that hold the back bumper on, and willy-nilly lubricated everything that moves. Installed a pair of NOS front turn indicator lenses, man, that was like religious.
Must get back to finish the brakes and engine work, then scat to Newhall. It has been a pleasure to jump in and give Elwood some attention. Your contributions added a luminescence to this visit, a sense of community involvement was behind every task, and I sure do appreciate your helping the mission to keep these cars healthy and happy. Elwood has The Vibe, the Volkswagen Vibe (as does his owner):
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles